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Fastest shrinking, Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Blaine County, OKOK8,515-26.9%−709%

02Jefferson County, OKOK5,431-17.5%+540%

03Latimer County, OKOK9,645-15.3%−541%

04Harmon County, OKOK2,327-14.9%+10%

05Adair County, OKOK19,828-14.1%−199%

06Tillman County, OKOK6,780-12.8%+21%

07Greer County, OKOK5,373-12.0%+58%

08Nowata County, OKOK9,522-11.5%−300%

09Harper County, OKOK3,172-11.2%−9%

10Coal County, OKOK5,436-11.1%−356%

11Cotton County, OKOK5,432-10.8%+1833%

12Beaver County, OKOK4,882-10.4%+278%

13Kiowa County, OKOK8,181-9.9%+0%

14Ellis County, OKOK3,613-9.7%+3%

15Haskell County, OKOK11,787-9.5%−221%

16Caddo County, OKOK26,130-9.0%−542%

17Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241-8.4%−196%

18Grant County, OKOK4,067-7.9%−17%

19Seminole County, OKOK23,441-7.6%+271%

20Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842-7.3%−148%

21Cimarron County, OKOK2,059-7.2%+56%

22Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451-7.2%−417%

23McCurtain County, OKOK30,744-7.0%−343%

24Garvin County, OKOK26,377-7.0%−406%

25Dewey County, OKOK4,207-6.8%−53%

26Choctaw County, OKOK14,059-6.6%−2618%

27Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807-6.6%−208%

28Muskogee County, OKOK66,708-6.6%−425%

29McIntosh County, OKOK19,758-6.5%−141%

30Jackson County, OKOK24,764-6.3%+456%

31Johnston County, OKOK10,448-6.3%−230%

32Pawnee County, OKOK16,029-6.2%−193%

33Kay County, OKOK43,490-6.1%−12408%

34Craig County, OKOK14,518-6.1%−202%

35Washita County, OKOK10,884-6.1%−1135%

36Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259-5.6%−67%

37Noble County, OKOK10,899-5.5%−266%

38Mayes County, OKOK40,416-5.4%−136%

39Ottawa County, OKOK30,438-4.9%−157%

40Stephens County, OKOK44,310-4.9%−334%

41Hughes County, OKOK13,455-4.5%−152%

42Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320-4.5%−154%

43Le Flore County, OKOK50,196-4.5%−140%

44Osage County, OKOK46,794-3.5%−152%

45Marshall County, OKOK16,255-3.3%−115%

46Woods County, OKOK8,443-2.9%+1760%

47Delaware County, OKOK41,910-2.6%−108%

48Comanche County, OKOK122,158-2.4%−176%

49Lincoln County, OKOK35,278-2.4%−124%

50Atoka County, OKOK14,609-0.3%−103%

51Cherokee County, OKOK49,196+0.2%−99%

52Carter County, OKOK48,910+0.9%−85%

53Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795+1.0%−82%

54Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649+1.0%−121%

55Beckham County, OKOK22,159+1.3%−75%

56Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528+1.5%−49%

57Woodward County, OKOK19,827+1.9%−175%

58Creek County, OKOK74,967+2.6%−76%

59Washington County, OKOK54,037+2.9%+50%

60Murray County, OKOK13,805+3.1%−36%

61Major County, OKOK7,536+3.4%−154%

62Texas County, OKOK20,322+3.6%−84%

63Garfield County, OKOK61,779+3.7%+97%

64Custer County, OKOK28,175+3.8%−235%

65Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102+4.3%−62%

66Grady County, OKOK59,128+4.5%−50%

67Payne County, OKOK83,889+5.6%−49%

68Love County, OKOK10,780+7.7%−7%

69Bryan County, OKOK51,367+8.6%−38%

70Rogers County, OKOK102,197+9.6%−66%

71Wagoner County, OKOK93,263+10.8%−46%

72Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125+10.8%+7%

73Tulsa County, OKOK698,782+10.9%−8%

74Cleveland County, OKOK303,973+15.6%−20%

75Logan County, OKOK55,473+18.4%+9%

76McClain County, OKOK49,647+20.7%−4%

77Canadian County, OKOK187,189+33.6%+88%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES